Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1086296

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: aaronross
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: June 26, 2016
Coordinator notes: Nice find! This is the first Franklin County record for this species in the BAMONA database. This is the 54th species of butterfly documented in Franklin.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Franklin County